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Designer Destination | The Claremont Hotel Berkeley

Last weekend, the Mr and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary with a little staycation at what I’ve considered one of the most iconic hotels in California, the Claremont hotel. The Claremont has been around since 1915 and it’s like a white beacon on the Oakland/Berkeley border. It’s always inspiring to see its bright, white facade in contrast to the lush green trees and hills it’s nestled in. Growing up I had always wanted to stay there, but until last weekend that dream hadn’t come true. Spending a couple of days there was the perfect way to celebrate our anniversary. And after seeing its amazing architectural details and decor, I knew it was going to be my next Designer Destination. Just check out that pool house and deck done in all white and black, could that be any more perfect?

Copycathcic Designer Destination: The Claremont Hotel San Francisco Bay Area. An historic castle of a hotel outfitted in bright white and glam decor. — This post is in partnership with the **Claremont Hotel**.

We’re Reopening E-Design!

I’ve been getting so many messages, requests and emails to re-open our client work. So…it’s happening! Hope you guys are excited as I am! Audrey S. and Jessica will be helping me with all of your designs and together we make a great team as you all know 🙂 Here’s more info! Let me know if you have any questions! We’re using a new design questionnaire, so let me know if you have any issues with it!

You can find the information you need in the top menu under “Room Designs” or right here:

E-Design

Design Questionnaire

Excited to work with you!

Designer Tech | Eero WiFi System

Talking about the world's best wifi system, the Eero. Designer looks and function. That's my kind of tech! copycatchic luxe living for less #EEROATHOME — This post is in partnership with **eero**.

We’ve had a long time struggle with our wireless connection over here. Our house isn’t huge, but there’s just something about the placement of our modem and router that makes it give us spotty coverage everywhere else. Okay, okay…our set up is in our basement (not our choice!). It was there when we moved in and so we just kept it there to keep things easy. Well, it’s not hard to imagine, but we get awful coverage on the 2nd floor. Especially in the master bedroom. This is such a damper on my nighttime youtube binging, hello! My husband even tried moving the whole set up out of the basement and still no dice. We’re guessing the old school iron tub in the upstairs is serving as a damper? Who knows…all I know is that watching the little buffer wheel go round-and-round was driving me nutty. About six months ago it got so bad that we replaced our router and modem and pretty much our whole set-up hoping for better service. Nope. Oh yeah and we tried switching services too. Yeah…double nope.

Home Trends | Flowering Branches

Our favorite flowering branches for your home | copycatchic luxe living for less budget home decor and design

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Step aside fiddle leaf fig trees and monstera plants—flowering branches are the new “it” houseplant in town (category: no dirt required). These architectural beauties are the perfect way to bring a natural touch to your home, adding height and color to boot. We’ve got lots of real options to shop here, but if your thumb is more black than green, then don’t miss numbers seven, nine, and twelve!

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2017

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This week has been absolute MADNESS, what with Amazon Prime Day a few days ago and now…Now, the first day of early access to Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale, Nordstrom’s biggest sale of the year. Let the craziness begin! Here are some of my favorites from this year’s sale!

Throw Pillows

Kitchen + Bath

Art + Accessories

Bought It

Bought It Part II

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Amazon Prime Day Help

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Okay, Amazon’s Prime Day has arrived! I know, I know…it’s overwhelming isn’t it? It’s kind of helpful when bloggers, like me, post a “What to buy” post, but also kind of annoying. I get it 😉 So instead…I’m going to share with you some of my favorite search terms! Of course, these will be different depending on your personal favorite brands and items, or if you’re looking for something specific. But if you’re just searching for the best RELEVANT deals, this list will definitely help you narrow it down! Click on the brand names below to browse or just scroll the product sliders for my favorite items!

Bloomingville

bought it

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Design Dilemma | Sarah Eisler Great Room

Last month I started this new blog/YouTube series with Coby O’Sullivan’s sitting room, and this month I took on Sarah Eisler‘s great room! I’ve followed Sarah on Instagram for awhile now, being a equestrian lover and her being in the horse world. So when I saw her design dilemma submission come through, I knew I wanted to help a fellow horse-lover out 🙂 Sarah moved into her new home not too long ago and needed some help with her combined living and dining room. AND she needed it all on a pretty tight budget…for around $3,000. So I put together a design for her that covers the main pieces that she’ll need to outfit the space and she can fill it all in with accessories as needed. Take a look and let me know what you think!

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TOTAL | $3,198

sofa options | farlov | Halle | colton | chesterfield

armchair options | herald | nora | nucla | expat

coffee table options | modern | wood | bellagio | rustic

living room rug options | herringbone | vintage | paddle

dining room rug options | taragon | oriental | valencia

options for above fireplace | mirror | montclair | horse eye | sir edward

dining chair options | stafford | windsor | bench

host chair options | skirted | swoop | james

dining room chandelier options | morely | agnes | wire

lumbar pillow | indigo | madera | maricela

greenery options | live olive tree | faux olive | philodendron

I have to admit it was hard furnishing what was basically a dining room AND a living room for $3,000. So I decided to show you what $5,300 will get you 😉 Links to the products are above!

copycatchic interior design dilemma a modern farmhouse living room and dining room for around $3000 luxe living for less budget home decor and design

Here is Sarah’s before picture of the room. This is the sale listing photo, so not her furniture. She’s also painted it Sherwin Williams Tree Swallow and Requisite Grey.

And the inspiration images that Sarah gave me were all client work that I did in the past! You can check them out here: Naomi’s living room, Julie’s dining room, Dani’s living/dining room and Anne’s dining room.

Let me know if you liked the video! Stay tuned for more and if you have a design dilemma, feel free to submit it here:

Design Dilemma Questionnaire

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Home Trends | Faux Foliage

My favorite faux plants and greenery from World Market | faux greens look great in your home without need a green thumb | copycatchic luxe living for less — This post is in partnership with **World Market** and contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on a link.

I’m all over ways of making life easier (and better!). I went through a crazy plant buying spree a couple of months ago and it was amazing. BUT can I just tell you how much upkeep it all is? Watering, dusting, feeding, re-potting. Not to mention the infestation of gnats I got from a palm I bought. Yikes. So lately, I’ve been staring longingly at faux plants and greenery. Faux greens are such a controversial subject in the home design world. What do you guys think? Are you for? Or against? Personally? I like a good mix of both. In the past I’ve been solidly against fake plants, but there’s a new crop of great faux greens on the market and it makes ALL the difference. I found a few favorites over at World Market, so I thought it would be the perfect time to work in a Home Trends post for you all!

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Home Trends | 4th of July Essentials

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It’s sweet summertime! Nothing kicks off summer festivities quite like the 4th of July. From tableware to skincare (because sunburn = no way to start summer!), we’ve rounded up everything you’ll need to celebrate Independence Day in true American style. What’s on your list of 4th of July essentials for this iconic holiday?

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